法苑珠林 63.30

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如新婆沙論云。於此贍部洲中有四大河。眷屬各四。隨其方面流趣大海。謂即於此贍部洲中有一大池名無熱惱。初彼出四大河。一名殑伽。二名信度。三名縛芻。四名私多。初殑伽河從池東面金象口出。右繞池一匝流入東海。次信度河從池南面銀牛口出。右繞池一匝流入南海。次縛芻河從池西吠瑠璃馬口出。右繞池一匝流入西海。後私多河從池北面頗胝迦師子口出。右繞池一匝流入北海。殑伽大河有四眷屬。一名閻母那。二名薩洛瑜。三名阿氏羅筏底。四名莫醯。信度大河有四眷屬。一名毘𮆎奢。二名藹羅筏底。三名設咀荼盧。四名毘咀娑多。縛芻大河有四眷屬。一名筏刺拏。二名吠咀剌尼。三名防奢。四名屈愍婆。私多大河有四眷屬。一名薩梨。二名避魔。三名捺地。四名電光。如是且說有大名者。然四大河一一各有五百眷屬。并本合有二千四河。隨其方面流趣大海。如是所說二千四河。未入海頃。頗有能令不入海不。無如是事。假使有人。或以神力。或以呪術。廣說乃至令不得入聖諦現觀。無有是處。

As the *New Mahāvibhāṣā* states: In this Jambudvīpa there are four great rivers, each having four tributaries, flowing in their respective directions toward the great ocean. That is to say, right here in this Jambudvīpa there is a great lake named Anavatapta. First, it issues four great rivers: the first is named Gaṅgā, the second is named Sindhu, the third is named Vakṣu, and the fourth is named Sītā. First, the Gaṅgā River issues from the golden elephant mouth on the eastern side of the lake, circumambulates the lake once to the right, and flows into the eastern sea. Next, the Sindhu River issues from the silver ox mouth on the southern side of the lake, circumambulates the lake once to the right, and flows into the southern sea. Next, the Vakṣu River issues from the vaiḍūrya horse mouth on the western side of the lake, circumambulates the lake once to the right, and flows into the western sea. Finally, the Sītā River issues from the sphaṭika lion mouth on the northern side of the lake, circumambulates the lake once to the right, and flows into the northern sea. The great river Gaṅgā has four tributaries: the first is named Yamunā, the second is named Sarayū, the third is named Aciravatī, and the fourth is named Mahī. The great river Sindhu has four tributaries: the first is named Vipāśā, the second is named Airāvatī, the third is named Śatadru, and the fourth is named Vitastā. The great river Vakṣu has four tributaries: the first is named Varaṇā, the second is named Vaitaraṇī, the third is named Vaṅkṣu, and the fourth is named Kumbhā. The great river Sītā has four tributaries: the first is named Sārī, the second is named Bhīmā, the third is named Nadī, and the fourth is named Vidyutprabhā. These are spoken of merely as the ones with great names. However, the four great rivers each have five hundred tributaries, which, combined with the originals, make two thousand and four rivers, flowing in their respective directions toward the great ocean. Could anyone prevent these stated two thousand and four rivers from entering the ocean before they reach it? There is no such thing. Even if someone, either by spiritual power or by spells, extensively so... down to causing someone not to enter into the direct realization of the noble truths, that is impossible.